Method and apparatus for preventing data leakage in portable terminal

US20080016228A1Inactive Publication Date: 2008-01-17SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Current Assignee / Owner
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
Publication Date
2008-01-17
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

Provided are a method of preventing data leakage from a portable terminal and an apparatus employing the method. The method includes checking whether computer identification (ID) data from a computer is received when the portable terminal is connected to the computer using a media transfer protocol (MTP). A computer authentication using the computer ID data is performed when the computer ID data is received.
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PRIORITY

[0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 to an application filed in the Korean Intellectual Property Office on Jul. 14, 2006 and assigned Serial No. 2006-66288, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] 1. Field of the Invention

[0003] The present invention relates generally to an apparatus and method for preventing leakage of data in a portable terminal, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for preventing leakage of recorded data from the memory of a portable terminal by performing an authenticating process of a computer using a media transfer protocol used by the portable terminal when the computer is connected to the portable terminal.

[0004] 2. Description of the Related Art

[0005] A Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) is a progression from the Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) designed to transfer image data of photos taken in digital cameras to computers so that moving image files can also be transfer...

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